Unovis Asset Management is the global leader in the alternative protein sector.  Their investment firm partners with entrepreneurs developing innovative plant-based and cultivated replacements to animal products, including meat, seafood, dairy, and eggs. Through our inaugural and world-renowned fund, New Crop Capital Trust, and now The Alternative ProteinFund, their goal is to transform the global food system by investing in solutions that facilitate sustained behavioral change and eliminate the consumption of animal protein products.

Unovis Asset Management

Ikove Capital Partners is a venture capital firm that offer early-stage investments in technology firms.   The company offers early-stage investments for concept technology firms. Furthermore, it offers capital investments and advisory services to its clients.  Ikove Capital Partners was founded in 2014 by Rodolfo Bellesi and Flavio Lobato and is based in Ohio.

Ikove Capital Partners

Proprietary deal flow and valuable strategic partners.  Focus investments in the plant based food/clean meat space at Seed/Series A level.  Social impact with focus on ROI.  Initial capital close 2/15/18.  Fund I is now closed to new investors. Fund II held first close on 4/15/21 and is open to new investors.

Clear Current Capital

Monte Carlo Capital is a multistage venture capital firm investing in seed-stage disruptive technology companies and building positions over multiple rounds. Based in Monaco, MCC invests in the U.S., U.K., and EU, targeting tech-driven firms with strong market potential. Initially started by Ian as an angel investment vehicle, MCC has evolved into a venture capital firm with a dedicated team. The first fund is managed by Ian as a solo General Partner, supported by his team, leveraging experience from running over 50 syndicates previously. Ian founded Monte Carlo Capital (MCC) in 2009, initially as an angel investor to invest his own capital. Before launching MCC, he worked across Paris, London, Tokyo, Singapore, and Hong Kong at some of the world’s biggest investment banks. Until 2009, Ian was the regional Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets in Asia for Commerzbank, overseeing activities in equity derivatives, credit, precious metals, foreign exchange, debt capital markets, and the treasuries of Hong Kong, Singapore, and Shanghai. He is a winner of the 2019 ''Best European Angel Investor'' award and serves on the boards of EBAN—the Brussels-based pan-European angel organization representing the European angel community—and the Monaco Venture Capital Association. Ian has been a keynote speaker at numerous conferences globally and was an adjunct professor for venture capital and entrepreneurial finance at the International University of Monaco until 2021. A citizen of Monaco, he leads MCC's team based in the Principality.

Monte Carlo Capital

CPT Capital is an investment firm that invests in visionary founders. Their mission is to drive the food and materials technology revolution by replacing animals in the supply chain.

CPT Capital

Siddhi Capital is the venture partner for convention-crushing food and beverage companies. It blends deep operating knowledge and expertise through its strategic partnership with Siddhi Ops, and smart capital to propel brands forward in the food and beverage marketplace.

Siddhi Capital

Matrix Food Technologies

Matrix F.T. is built upon over a decade of industry leading experience in the design and manufacture of cell matrices to support all cell types. They create proprietary and custom-engineered nanofiber matrices and microcarriers that are animal-free, edible, and scalable.

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Making meat sustainable over the long term

Cell-cultured Meat

Producers of cell-cultured seafood using cells extracted from fish. Startups have succeeded in developing prototypes of yellowtail and salmon

Producers of cell-cultured pork using cells extracted from animals. Startups have succeeded in developing prototypes of bacon and pork belly using cultured muscle and plant-based proteins and fat

Producers of cell-cultured beef using cells extracted from animals. Some producers in the industry are developing premium beef ranges such as Wagyu. Startups have only succeeded in developing prototypes in the minced form, with a few creating prototypes of (pieces of) steak using 3D bioprinters

Producers of cell-cultured chicken and duck using cells extracted from animals. Some producers in the industry are developing rare delicacies such as foie gras. Startups have only succeeded in developing products in the nugget form

Producers of growth media for cell-cultured meat production and ingredients for meat and meat analog (cell-cultured, plant-based) producers, which can include cell culture meat paste, culture fat, etc. Producers of growth media mainly focus on developing alternative growth media to FBS using plant-based or other sources

Developers of bioreactors and other technologies used in cell-cultured meat production. Industrial scaling and efficiency gains are key areas of interest for startups in the industry

Matrix Food Technologies

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